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Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

Shellie is owner and publisher of All Things Southern. She hosts both ATS LIVE, a radio talk show that airs live every Monday evening on TALK 540 out of Monroe, Louisiana and daily radio segments that air on 28 affiliates across the states.
Shellie is a popular humorist, speaker, and the author of the nonfiction humor titles Suck Your Stomach In and Put Some Color On” and Sue Ellen’s Girl Ain’t Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy!” Both received nominations for SIBA Nonfiction Book of the Year. Kori and Missy Robertson of A&E's Duck Dynasty say Shellie's latest release and debut book in the faith market, Heart Wide Open, will fuel your desire for a deeper relationship with God, challenge you to be more vulnerable to the Father's heart, and help equip you for the journey.

Shellie is a storyteller at heart who firmly believes

"The whole world stops for a story..."

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All Things Southern Writing and Publishing Workshop

Author, speaker, and radio host, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson is delighted to announce the first ever ATS Writing and Publishing Workshop to be held in Plantation Hall on the grounds of the Northeast Louisiana Cotton Museum. Join Shellie and author Judy Christie to learn about the craft of writing and the world of publishing, hosted in Shellie's beautiful hometown, Lake Providence, LA!

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What Readers Are Saying

Shelia Walsh

“This is a charming, funny, honest, touching look at one southern woman’s journey to a profound relationship with Christ. As the title suggests, Shellie lives with her heart wide open to the questions, the mysteries, and the certainties of our faith. You will love this book!”

Rachel Hauck

“Shellie Rushing Tomlinson gets to the heart of everyday faith in Heart Wide Open with her signature storytelling and wit, opening her own heart to share about learning to walk with God. Her use of life lessons mingled with Scripture is sure to capture the heart of every believer and every seeking soul.”

Korie Robertson

“Heart Wide Open will fuel your desire for a deeper relationship with God and give you the gentle nudge and the steps to get it. So much of this book spoke to me that I had to get out my highlighter pen! Wherever you are in your faith, you will benefit from reading of Shellie’s journey to a deeper, stronger, more intimate relationship with our Creator. She tells it like it is, with love, good humor, and abandon, as she writes out of an honest and open love for God, for His Word, and for you! With every word you read, you can sense her excitement as she went through this journey, and it will tug on your heart, calling you to join her in falling in love with Jesus all over again.”

Pamela Foxworthy

“To read Shellie Rushing Tomlinson is to make a new friend. Her writing is filled with sound theology, great insight, humor, and authenticity. I recommend this book to all who want to draw closer to Jesus. Her questions for Bible study are thought provoking and ripe for discussions. I have no doubt this study will strike a chord for many and be a great tool for personal spiritual growth.”

Missy Robertson

“This book pushes me to be more vulnerable to the Father who loves me more than my own family—and that’s a lot. How wonderful to know that God not only loves us for who we are, but that He created us the way He wants us. He wants us to pour our lives out to Him to glorify Him. Thank you, Shellie, for encouraging us all through this book to draw closer to our God and to keep our hearts wide open to all the possibilities He has for us!”

Lisa Bevere

“So many of us have a longing for more in our Christian lives. In Heart Wide Open, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson fans this flame within us as she points our hearts toward a life of joy, excitement, and wonder in God. Her words will wrap around you like a hug, and you’ll find yourself being equipped to engage in your daily relationship with the Lord like never before.”